ELECTION 2013

MCAE Questionnaire sent to Candidates for U.S. Senate

1. Do you believe adult basic education is a right or a privilege? Should we have a social contract for adult basic education the way we do for K-12 education?

2. Currently our state has many residents who lack access to adult basic education services either because there is no program in their area, the programs in their area have long waiting lists or there are scheduling, transportation or child care barriers. What steps would you take to correct this lack of access?

3. Efforts are underway at the state and national level to raise the quality and standards of adult basic education programs and services to be comparable with that of the K-12 system, yet the ABE system receives only a small fraction of the funding that goes to the K-12 system. What would you do to increase the resources allocated to adult basic education in order to promote the development and professionalization of the field?

4. What do you believe should be the vision and purpose for the adult basic education system, in good economic times and bad?

MCAE Questionnaire sent to Candidates for Governor and Contested Congressional and Legislative Seats

1. Do you believe adult basic education is a right or a privilege? Should we have a social contract for adult basic education the way we do for K-12 education?

2. Currently our state has many residents who lack access to adult basic education services either because there is no program in their area, the programs in their area have long waiting lists or there are scheduling, transportation or child care barriers. What steps would you take to correct this lack of access?

3. What steps would you take to maximize the percent of adult basic education dollars that support activities leading to quality instruction without sacrificing accountability?

4. What do you believe should be the vision and purpose for the adult basic education system, in good economic times and bad?

Question 5 was for Congressional Candidates only

5. Will you vote for an annual federal funding allocation of $850 million to fund the national adult basic education system (WIA Title II) and to increase access for the unemployed, new immigrants and other at risk populations, as proposed in the Adult Education and Economic Growth Act sponsored by Congressmen Hinojosa (TX) and Kennedy (RI)?